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<big><b><u>Assertions:</u></b></big>
<div class="assert">A brief history of FONT COLOR and A HREF interaction behavior:<br>
<b>Netscape 2,3:</b> Coloring Hyperlinks only works if the FONT COLOR is applied INSIDE the hyperlink, and ONLY if both are INSIDE a table cell.<br>
<b>Internet Explorer 1, 2, 3, Netscape 4.0 Beta 1-3, Opera:</b> Coloring hyperlinks does not work at all.<br> 
<b>Internet Explorer 4.0, Netscape 4.0 Beta 4+:</b> Coloring hyperlinks works anywhere (not just inside tables) if the FONT COLOR is applied INSIDE the hyperlink. </div>
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<b>Line 1: Plain FONT COLOR=#ff8000 text. Line 2: Plain A HREF.</b>
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filler text <font color="#ff8000">Orange text</font> filler text<br>
filler text <a href="http://www.yahoo.com/">http://www.yahoo.com/</a> filler text
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<b>Plain FONT COLOR=#ff8000 with A HREF as the only embedded content.</b>
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filler text <font color="#ff8000"><a href="http://www.yahoo.com/">http://www.yahoo.com/</a></font> filler text
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<b>Plain A HREF embedded in FONT COLOR=#ff8000 along with other text</b>
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filler text <font color="#ff8000">orange filler text 
<a href="http://www.yahoo.com/">http://www.yahoo.com/</a> 
orange filler text</font> filler text
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<b>Plain A HREF with FONT COLOR=#ff8000 as the only embedded content.</b>
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filler text <a href="http://www.yahoo.com/"><font color="#ff8000">http://www.yahoo.com/</font></a> filler text
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<b>Plain FONT COLOR=#ff8000 embedded in A HREF along with other text</b>
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filler text <a href="http://www.yahoo.com/">Yahoo <font color="#ff8000">Orange text</font> Yahoo</a> filler text
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<b>Previous tests, in TABLE cell context:<br>
Cell 1: Plain FONT COLOR=#ff8000 with A HREF as the only embedded content; 
Cell2: Plain A HREF embedded in FONT COLOR=#ff8000 along with other text; 
Cell 3: Plain A HREF with FONT COLOR=#ff8000 as the only embedded content; 
Cell 4: Plain FONT COLOR=#ff8000 embedded in A HREF along with other text</b>
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<table border=1 cellspacing=0>
<tr>
    <td>filler text <font color="#ff8000"><a href="http://www.yahoo.com/">http://www.yahoo.com/</a></font> filler text</td>
    <td>filler text <font color="#ff8000">orange filler text 
        <a href="http://www.yahoo.com/">http://www.yahoo.com/</a> 
        orange filler text</font> filler text</td>
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    <td>filler text <a href="http://www.yahoo.com/"><font color="#ff8000">http://www.yahoo.com/</font></a> filler text</td>
    <td>filler text <a href="http://www.yahoo.com/">Yahoo <font color="#ff8000">Orange 
        text</font> Yahoo</a> filler text</td>
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